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i'm january keaton. and i'm kyle benjamin. wfxr news is your local election headquarters. voters in 11 more states will jump into the primary game tomorrow morning. but first-- another candidate stumps in southwest virginia. donald trump will stop today in radford...and speak at radford university. the rally starts at noon at the dedmon center on campus.this is trump's second stop in the commonwealth in the last seven days. you can watch trump's speech on our website...virgini a first dot com. wfxr's paris holmes is at radford university this morning. she's got more details on trump's visit to southwest virginia. good morning guys, doors open here at radford university's dedmon center at 10am. the event itself is parking is limited so university officials suggest visitors carpool or use other modes of transportation. those attending today should be aware that backpacks, bottles, and cans are not allowed. also they say signs are allowed but they cannot be on sticks or poles. as you mention trump is making this appearance ahead of tomorrow's primary voting. and according to
i'm january keaton. and i'm kyle benjamin. wfxr news is your local election headquarters. voters in 11 more states will jump into the primary game tomorrow morning. but first-- another candidate stumps in southwest virginia. donald trump will stop today in radford...and speak at radford university. the rally starts at noon at the dedmon center on campus.this is trump's second stop in the commonwealth in the last seven days. you can watch trump's speech on our website...virgini a first dot com....
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and i'm january keaton. residents will continue to salvage anything they can in appomattox county once the sun rises later this morning-- two days after the severe weather rocked small communities across central virginia. national weather service officials confirming an e-f-3 tornado did touch down. this is appomattox county since 1950. governor mcauliffe was in appomattox county on thursday to tour the damage left behind by the tornado.he visited the white pine drive area and spoke to people who live there. wednesday's tornado destroyed many of their homes. governor mcauliffe said he couldn't believe the destruction and is relieved people took shelter when they did. "if this had happened in the middle of the night, i'll tell you this, fatalities would have been way up. the kids were in school they kept the kids in school. so folks are very smart."after his tour through appomattox, the governor headed to waverly in eastern virginia.the storm killed three people there, including a 2-year-old boy. after the to
and i'm january keaton. residents will continue to salvage anything they can in appomattox county once the sun rises later this morning-- two days after the severe weather rocked small communities across central virginia. national weather service officials confirming an e-f-3 tornado did touch down. this is appomattox county since 1950. governor mcauliffe was in appomattox county on thursday to tour the damage left behind by the tornado.he visited the white pine drive area and spoke to people...
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and i'm january keaton. governor terry mcauliffe after severe storms on wednesday. four people are dead, including one person in appomattox county. wfxr's paris holmes joins us live in appomattox county where a press conference was held at the top of the hour. strong upper level trough strong upper strong upper level trough moves across today into tonight. highpressure builds in by friday afternoon and then shifts to thesoutheast advisory in effect until 7 am a traffic alert this morning for drivers in giles county-- a rock slide has blocked part of route 623.. also known as cascade drive... about three miles north of route 460 in pembroke. one lane of route 623 is back open. workers will try to get the other lane back open later this morning. in botetourt county: the group pushing to stop two historic slave houses from being relocated say they are the site. a representative from the friends of greenfield preston plantation group says the county's actions during the past few days prompted the protest. the group made a proposal to the county that would allow the buil
and i'm january keaton. governor terry mcauliffe after severe storms on wednesday. four people are dead, including one person in appomattox county. wfxr's paris holmes joins us live in appomattox county where a press conference was held at the top of the hour. strong upper level trough strong upper strong upper level trough moves across today into tonight. highpressure builds in by friday afternoon and then shifts to thesoutheast advisory in effect until 7 am a traffic alert this morning for...
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and i'm january keaton. as jason just mentioned, the rain were expected to see later today is coming from the deep south and that extreme weather is already taking a toll on the southeast. at least three people were killed tuesday night across the deep south in mississippi. around 1-hundred trailers were damaged when a tornado slammed through a mobile home park. in the past 12 hours, there have been at least 15 reports of tornadoes in louisiana, mississippi and alabama. those states are all under state of emergencies right now. we're waiting to find out more details as police investigate the death in northwest roanoke. roanoke police say they found a man dead inside a home in the 5-hundred block of westwood boulevard, just before 5-o'clock tuesday night. police say they are still gathering facts. right now, we don't know the name of the man, or if police are questioning any specific suspects. anyone with information is asked to call we're continuing to follow a developing story in danville. danville police a
and i'm january keaton. as jason just mentioned, the rain were expected to see later today is coming from the deep south and that extreme weather is already taking a toll on the southeast. at least three people were killed tuesday night across the deep south in mississippi. around 1-hundred trailers were damaged when a tornado slammed through a mobile home park. in the past 12 hours, there have been at least 15 reports of tornadoes in louisiana, mississippi and alabama. those states are all...
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i'm january keaton. and i'm kyle benjamin. new this morning the white house has rolled has its economic report -- saying the economy is doing better than ever fox's kevin corke crunches the numbers in perhaps his boldest proclamations yet about the pace and direction of the economy, president obama today told a gathering of the nation's governors... that the u.s. economy remains the envy of the world!obama says: "we've got the best cards. we've got the best businesses, we've got the best technology, the best innovation, the best workers. 11:47:57 we are a free market dynamic economy like nobody else." the president's sentiments.... echoed by today's white house economic report...which predicts continued growth for the u.s. economy... 2.7% in 2016 and by 2.5% in 2017.... bolstered by low unemployment.. which the council of economic advisers project at just 4.7% in 2016..and a touch lower in 2017 at 4.5%.earnest says: "it's not just a matter of taking the white house's word for it, there's a story to tell across the country abou
i'm january keaton. and i'm kyle benjamin. new this morning the white house has rolled has its economic report -- saying the economy is doing better than ever fox's kevin corke crunches the numbers in perhaps his boldest proclamations yet about the pace and direction of the economy, president obama today told a gathering of the nation's governors... that the u.s. economy remains the envy of the world!obama says: "we've got the best cards. we've got the best businesses, we've got the best...
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and i'm january keaton. parents are looking for answers after rumors of misconduct and threats of violence - at one high school in roanoke county. it's all been happening at northside high school. extra security was called in last week, for a threat of violence that was later found - not credible. now... more speculation after longtime principal frank dent unexpectedly stepped down. his assistant principal, amy puckett asked to be reassigned days later. "there is no validity, i have researched i have spent the time, the days the hours the weeks at northside at central trying to figure out i've seen these claims."billy spence "it's tough with teenagers anyways because there's always drama. but as a parent, i just listen to it. try to get the instead of worrying about what everyone else is saying." school board member tom mccracken is hosting a community meeting - hoping to put the rumors to rest. that meeting - is set for 7-o'clock tonight - at in campbell county:a woman now faces reckless driving charges aft
and i'm january keaton. parents are looking for answers after rumors of misconduct and threats of violence - at one high school in roanoke county. it's all been happening at northside high school. extra security was called in last week, for a threat of violence that was later found - not credible. now... more speculation after longtime principal frank dent unexpectedly stepped down. his assistant principal, amy puckett asked to be reassigned days later. "there is no validity, i have...
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i'm kyle keaton. the internet keeps the world connected, but the digital universe also has a dark side. in the firsst six weeks of 2016 local investigators arrested 2 men who allegedly abducted teenage girls they met online.most recently a virginia tech student is in jail for the murder of 13- year-old nicole lovell...investigators say they met online. there is a local task force that strictly focuses on cyber crimes against childrenas wfxr's sophia borrelli reports-- the group is trying to keep more kids from becoming targets and investigators say it starts with parents 0:27 - 0:380:48 - 0:591:33 - 1:432:23 - 2:343:24 - 3:29 nat of phone message going offin this day and age, kids and teens can communicate with anyone in the world, but unfortunately some say that is not always a good thing. laura lathem/mother of 11 year old boy: "mindboggling."laura lathem is the mother of an 11 year old boy. she was shocked at some of the statistics i was able to give her about kids on social media. her son is start
i'm kyle keaton. the internet keeps the world connected, but the digital universe also has a dark side. in the firsst six weeks of 2016 local investigators arrested 2 men who allegedly abducted teenage girls they met online.most recently a virginia tech student is in jail for the murder of 13- year-old nicole lovell...investigators say they met online. there is a local task force that strictly focuses on cyber crimes against childrenas wfxr's sophia borrelli reports-- the group is trying to...
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i'm january keaton. and i'm kyle benjamin. in addition to the school across the bottom of your screenwe do want to re-touch on those power outages across those power to re-touch on screenwe do want to re-touch on those power outages across the region. this is a live look at apco's outage map right now you can see the highest numbers still in roanoke county and franklin county. 46-hundred people are still in the dark in roanoke county. 36-hundred also in franklin county. scattered outages across other counties throughout the region. power outages is something that the american red cross takes part in.it's also fire prevention week and we want to share expert advice on how you and your family can stay safe! wfxr's kristen eskow shows us how pillowcases are helping children in particular deal :09-:14 getting children ready for an emergency situation is one responsibility of many american red cross volunteers - but for bridget powell - it's also personal.powell: "ironically enough, i grew up in new orleans, and my parents were unf
i'm january keaton. and i'm kyle benjamin. in addition to the school across the bottom of your screenwe do want to re-touch on those power outages across those power to re-touch on screenwe do want to re-touch on those power outages across the region. this is a live look at apco's outage map right now you can see the highest numbers still in roanoke county and franklin county. 46-hundred people are still in the dark in roanoke county. 36-hundred also in franklin county. scattered outages across...
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i'm january keaton. and i'm kyle benjamin. a lot to get to this morning as icy conditions have created power outages across southwest and central virginia. here's a live look at the current a-e-p outage map: in roanoke city and county combined, you're looking at around 14-thousand people without power. two other areas to to take note about with high numbers: franklin county with 8- thousand and henry county with 26-hundred you'll also want to take some praticial steps if your power does happen to go out. stay sparking equipment. unplug major appliances to protect them when power comes back on. leave a light turned restored. this is a live look along interstate 81 in botetourt county. a tractor trailer accident had closed a ramp near mile marker 162 that has since been cleared. virginia's roads have turned slick and deadly. so far, there have been three reported fatal crashes across the commonwealth. if you roads, stay home! those three deadly accidents happened in the richmond metro area. one in henrico county, the others in c
i'm january keaton. and i'm kyle benjamin. a lot to get to this morning as icy conditions have created power outages across southwest and central virginia. here's a live look at the current a-e-p outage map: in roanoke city and county combined, you're looking at around 14-thousand people without power. two other areas to to take note about with high numbers: franklin county with 8- thousand and henry county with 26-hundred you'll also want to take some praticial steps if your power does happen...
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and i'm january keaton. wfxr's paris holmes has been keeping us informed all morning long on road conditions. she joins us live in roanoke this morning. paris, you've been out since 5-am this morning, how are things right now? kyle, the roads are are completely covered with snow. snow plows on the interstates and those primary roads like things are slow going this morning on interstate 81 in pulaski county. a tractor trailer accident near mile marker 92 has the northbound left and right live look at 81 in pulaski county. you can see snow covered roads. traffic is backed up near mile 92 for about a mile. traffic is being diverted off at exit 92 while crews work to clean up that accident. new this morning:virginia state police say they aren't dealing with any major incidents this morning in our area. troopers responded to 16 crashes between midnight and 2 a.m in division 6they are still working on 3 of those crashes. 13 are cleared. vsp's division six covers 14 counties across southwest virginia. a water main
and i'm january keaton. wfxr's paris holmes has been keeping us informed all morning long on road conditions. she joins us live in roanoke this morning. paris, you've been out since 5-am this morning, how are things right now? kyle, the roads are are completely covered with snow. snow plows on the interstates and those primary roads like things are slow going this morning on interstate 81 in pulaski county. a tractor trailer accident near mile marker 92 has the northbound left and right live...
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thanks for starting your day with good day virginia.i'm kyle benjamin.and i'm january keaton. first this morning: the weather is giving some local students a couple extra hours to sleep in schools in allegheny county, covington and wythe county are all starting two hours late this morning. our top story this morning: the building itself was in the process of being torn down. now the abandoned dan river plant in brookneal is competely burnt like at the plant around 3-30 thursday afternoon. according to the town manager, the plant-- once home to a number of jobs in the area-- closed 10 years ago. wfxr's paris holmes joins us live from brookneal with the latest on this fire. paris, what do you know right now? good morning guys. as you can see behind me the fire continues to blaze. there are about 2 piles of rumble burning right now, and the corner of the roof on part of the building is burning. but for the most part firefighters i spoke to say the fire is contained. there three fire trucks here right now and about 5 firefighter and they keeping a very close eye on obviously is th
thanks for starting your day with good day virginia.i'm kyle benjamin.and i'm january keaton. first this morning: the weather is giving some local students a couple extra hours to sleep in schools in allegheny county, covington and wythe county are all starting two hours late this morning. our top story this morning: the building itself was in the process of being torn down. now the abandoned dan river plant in brookneal is competely burnt like at the plant around 3-30 thursday afternoon....
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and i'm january keaton. we start this morning in roanoke county-- still waiting for new information on a wreck that sent four people to the hospital. you're looking at the scene along route 220 and webb road wednesday night. roanoke county officials tell wfxr news a car being chased by virginia state police from franklin county on fire.police used a canine unit and helicopter to look for the driver of the car...who took off after the crash. state police say the chase began after troopers tried to pull the car over for reckless driving. a strong upper low centered over the ohio valley will move easttonight into thursday. weak upper shortwaves will move across themountains through tonight resulting in scattered snow showers andsnow flurries. a clipper system will cross our region on friday accumulations...especially in with wind chill values expected in the single digits, danville utilities is asking its customers to conserve power during peak periods. those peak periods include: today, friday, and monday betw
and i'm january keaton. we start this morning in roanoke county-- still waiting for new information on a wreck that sent four people to the hospital. you're looking at the scene along route 220 and webb road wednesday night. roanoke county officials tell wfxr news a car being chased by virginia state police from franklin county on fire.police used a canine unit and helicopter to look for the driver of the car...who took off after the crash. state police say the chase began after troopers tried...
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and i'm january keaton. in lynchburg-the former treasurer of the p-t-a for paul munro elementary surrendered to police yesterday for allegedly embezzling 31 thousand dollars of the organization's money. police say jennifer marie musick- served on the p-t-a from august 2012 to september 2015. thats when they say the embezzlement happened. prosecutors indicted musick on 6 counts of embezzlement on monday. dan and gil harrington lost their daughter morgan to the hands of a murderer in 2009. since then they have worked in an effort to save the next girl from such a fate.last night the couple hosted the docs for morgan basketball game.as wfxr's solina lewis tells us, the game came at a time when the community is still healing from another tragedy in which a young girl was murdered. 00-05 10-15 with all the tragedy out of blacksburg this week the harrington's say this game couldn't come at a better time to show the community can be light...."we try to prevent predatory violence and when it happens we try to respon
and i'm january keaton. in lynchburg-the former treasurer of the p-t-a for paul munro elementary surrendered to police yesterday for allegedly embezzling 31 thousand dollars of the organization's money. police say jennifer marie musick- served on the p-t-a from august 2012 to september 2015. thats when they say the embezzlement happened. prosecutors indicted musick on 6 counts of embezzlement on monday. dan and gil harrington lost their daughter morgan to the hands of a murderer in 2009. since...
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and i'm january keaton. one of the two virginia tech students charged in the disappearance and death of nicole lovell in blacksburg will be in court in a matter of hours for a bond hearing. natalie keepers is charged with helping the other suspect, david eisenhauer, dispose of the body and being an accessory before the fact to the murder. we'll bring you the latest information from that bond hearing on-air and online at virginia first dot-com. nicole lovell's friends and family will say their goodbyes today as the 13-year-old is laid to rest.funeral services will be this afternoon at 3 oclock at mccoy funeral home in blacksburg. there is a memorial fund set at national bank.you can make a donation at any bank branch or mail donations to the address you see on your screen. we have the details of the memorial fund, along with more information on this case on our website virginia first dot-com. rocky mount police arrested a woman for unlawful concealment of human remains, after a newborn was found dead in a dum
and i'm january keaton. one of the two virginia tech students charged in the disappearance and death of nicole lovell in blacksburg will be in court in a matter of hours for a bond hearing. natalie keepers is charged with helping the other suspect, david eisenhauer, dispose of the body and being an accessory before the fact to the murder. we'll bring you the latest information from that bond hearing on-air and online at virginia first dot-com. nicole lovell's friends and family will say their...
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i'm january keaton and i'm kyle benjamin. we're following breaking news out of rocky mount this morning.police there are investigating the suspicious death of a baby.carilion police notified the ocky - mount police department of a suspicious admission to roanoke memorial hospital on tuesday. the patient, 24- year-old katherine dellis showed signs of recently giving birth, but rocky mount police say she denied that claim. investigators obtained a search warrant for dellis' home in rocky mount.tips then led them to a dumpster at the blackwater collection site on route 220.inside, they found an infant dead.the body is at the medical examiner's office in roanoke for an autospy. multiple agencies are working autospy results before determining if charges will be filed.this is a developing story and we will bring you updates on all our platforms as they come in. fire crews are still working to figure out what sparked a house fire tuesday night in roanoke. these photos show flames and smoke coming from the home in the 1-thousand bloc
i'm january keaton and i'm kyle benjamin. we're following breaking news out of rocky mount this morning.police there are investigating the suspicious death of a baby.carilion police notified the ocky - mount police department of a suspicious admission to roanoke memorial hospital on tuesday. the patient, 24- year-old katherine dellis showed signs of recently giving birth, but rocky mount police say she denied that claim. investigators obtained a search warrant for dellis' home in rocky...
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i'm january keaton and i'm kyle benjamin. murder of a 13 year old girl from blacksburg is far from over. virginia tech freshmen david eisenhauer and natalie keepers made their first court appearances in the death of nicole lovell. w-f-x-r's charlie cooper spoke to students who are still shaken from the weekend's discovery. virginia tech freshmen, david eisenhauer and natalie keepers headed to court today for the first time ... facing charges in the abduction and murder of 13-year-old nicole lovell meantime, classmates on tech's campus were still in disbelief. rachel lowery-senior, virginia tech"no one really knows what to think or do, everyone's just coming together and supporting each other." eisenhauer is charged with first degree murder and abductionkeepers is charged with helping to get rid of the body."to think that it could have been somebody i sat next to when i was eating lunch. " as police continue to search for clues the school is taking extra precaution.niko milosevic- freshmen, virginia tech"in my dorm they put si
i'm january keaton and i'm kyle benjamin. murder of a 13 year old girl from blacksburg is far from over. virginia tech freshmen david eisenhauer and natalie keepers made their first court appearances in the death of nicole lovell. w-f-x-r's charlie cooper spoke to students who are still shaken from the weekend's discovery. virginia tech freshmen, david eisenhauer and natalie keepers headed to court today for the first time ... facing charges in the abduction and murder of 13-year-old nicole...
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and i'm january keaton. we start this morning with a traffic alert in carroll county. a tractor trailer accident is causing major delays along interstate 77 near hillsville. this is a live look near mile marker 13 southbound where the accident happened. right now, traffic is diverting around the accident near exit 14. vdot tells wfxr news the accident does involve several vehicles and damage to the bridge over route 58. right now, traffic is backed up for around one mile! use caution this morning, if you're traveling in that area. an emotional weekend in the new river valley as the continues.police teams spent much of sunday searching a pond at virginia tech and plan to pick that search back up this morning.they're looking for evidence in connection to lovell's abduction and murder. over the weekend, police arrested two virginia tech students in connection with lovell's death. david eisenhauer of columbia, maryland is charged with felony abduction and first degree murder.natalie keepers of laurel, maryland is accused of helping eisenhauer dispose the body. the disappea
and i'm january keaton. we start this morning with a traffic alert in carroll county. a tractor trailer accident is causing major delays along interstate 77 near hillsville. this is a live look near mile marker 13 southbound where the accident happened. right now, traffic is diverting around the accident near exit 14. vdot tells wfxr news the accident does involve several vehicles and damage to the bridge over route 58. right now, traffic is backed up for around one mile! use caution this...